Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research

Aside from security, biometrics that are non-invasive and easy to capture, such as the face, provide the ease and convenience users crave in their digital lives. There are various challenges that FICS is investigating to bring biometrics into practical use.

Biometric Resources

The Biometric Consortium, supported by NIST and the NSA, exists to facilitate scientific and technical interchanges between the U.S. Federal government and outside entities on biometric and other identity technologies.

The BCOE is the FBI’s program for exploring and advancing the use of biometric technologies and capabilities for integration into operations. The BCOE strives to deliver state-of-the-art biometric tools and technologies to law enforcement and intelligence personnel around the world.

About Dr. Woodard

Dr. Woodard received his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, his M.E. in Computer Science and Engineering from Penn State University, and his B.S. in Computer Science and Computer Information Systems from Tulane University. He is currently an Associate Professor within the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Florida where he is a member of the Florida Institute for Cybersecurity (FICS) He is an IEEE Senior Member, an ACM Senior Member, a National Academy of Science Kavli Frontiers Fellow, and a member of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE).

His research interests include biometrics/identity Science, applied machine learning/pattern recognition, and signal/image analysis. Before becoming a faculty member, Dr. Woodard was a Director of Central Intelligence postdoctoral fellow. His postdoctoral research focused on the development of advanced iris recognition systems using high-resolution sensors. His current research projects include behavioral-based biometric recognition, author attribution (stylometry) via text analytics, and image analysis/machine learning based hardware assurance.